"The LY-80 is excellent in engaging aircraft and missiles flying at all altitudes. Its minimum interception altitude is only 15 metres, while the domestic-use version can hit targets flying even lower," Zong Wenbo, Vice Dean of CASTC's Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, said.

The naval version of the missile performed very well in drills, he said.

The system also has excellent anti-jamming capability and only needs 12 minutes to be fully deployed, Zong said.

A chief engineer with the CASIC surnamed Xu told the Global Times that the long-range FD-2000 missile system has already attracted some potential buyers but refused to say who they are.

Short-range SAM and point-defence guns would provide the last line of defence if enemy fighters and stand-off munitions successfully penetrate the long-and middle-range SAM shields, the report said.

Chinese military enthusiasts have long complained that China lacks domestic high mobility medium to short-range SAMs.

The new system on display at Zhuhai in Guangdong Province has integrated air search radar, fire control radar and missile launch systems into one vehicle, thus greatly enhancing its independent combat capability and survivability, it said.

The layout of the missile resembles the Russian 9M311 missile, which was exported to China in 2005, the report said.

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